Ukraine internationals Oleksandr Zinchenko and Vitaliy Mykolenko shared a moving embrace ahead of Saturday's evening kick-off as conflict rages in their homeland.
Manchester City 's Zinchenko and Everton 's Mykolenko met at the halfway line as the two teams warmed-up for the Premier League encounter.
This weekend's fixtures are being played against a backdrop of war in Eastern Europe as Russian forces seek to take control of Kiev, Ukraine's capital.